Get Attribute name

[Steve]

Hiya

I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve
the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well,
does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
--------------------------
'// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />

Dim pi As System.Reflecti on.PropertyInfo
Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetTy pe

For i = 1 to nodeReader.Attr ibuteCount
pi = t1.GetProperty( **Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**)
pi.SetValue(myT extBox, nodeReader.GetA ttribute(i).ToS tring, Nothing)
Next
-------------------------

I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the
attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future
is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it up
automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get
the name of the attribute.

Thanks

Kind Regards,
Steve.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Get Attribute name

Steve <stevea@centuri on-ms_RemoveThis_. co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve
> the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well,
> does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
> --------------------------
> '// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
> Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />
>
> Dim pi As System.Reflecti on.PropertyInfo
> Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetTy pe
>
> For i = 1 to nodeReader.Attr ibuteCount
> pi = t1.GetProperty( **Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**)
> pi.SetValue(myT extBox, nodeReader.GetA ttribute(i).ToS tring, Nothing)
> Next
> -------------------------
>
> I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the
> attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
> TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future
> is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it up
> automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get
> the name of the attribute.[/color]

You can use XmlNodeReader.M oveToAttribute and then use the Name
property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
XmlNodeReader.H asAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.

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[Steve]

Re: Get Attribute name

Hi Jon

Your my saviour again :o)

Thank you,
Steve.

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a89a6 c86945845098a05 8@msnews.micros oft.com...[color=blue]
> Steve <stevea@centuri on-ms_RemoveThis_. co.uk> wrote:[color=green]
> > I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to[/color][/color]
retrieve[color=blue][color=green]
> > the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as[/color][/color]
well,[color=blue][color=green]
> > does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
> > --------------------------
> > '// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
> > Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />
> >
> > Dim pi As System.Reflecti on.PropertyInfo
> > Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetTy pe
> >
> > For i = 1 to nodeReader.Attr ibuteCount
> > pi = t1.GetProperty( **Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg:[/color][/color]
Name**)[color=blue][color=green]
> > pi.SetValue(myT extBox, nodeReader.GetA ttribute(i).ToS tring, Nothing)
> > Next
> > -------------------------
> >
> > I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
> > TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the[/color][/color]
future[color=blue][color=green]
> > is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it[/color][/color]
up[color=blue][color=green]
> > automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to[/color][/color]
get[color=blue][color=green]
> > the name of the attribute.[/color]
>
> You can use XmlNodeReader.M oveToAttribute and then use the Name
> property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
> XmlNodeReader.H asAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.
>
> --
> Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.co m>
> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
> If replying to the group, please do not mail me too[/color]

[Klaus H. Probst]

Re: Get Attribute name

After you're done make sure you call MoveToElement() if you want to keep
reading the XML parse tree.


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"Steve" <stevea@centuri on-ms_RemoveThis_. co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23wUd2yl6 DHA.1968@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Hi Jon
>
> Your my saviour again :o)
>
> Thank you,
> Steve.
>
> "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.co m> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a89a6 c86945845098a05 8@msnews.micros oft.com...[color=green]
> > Steve <stevea@centuri on-ms_RemoveThis_. co.uk> wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to[/color][/color]
> retrieve[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as[/color][/color]
> well,[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
> > > --------------------------
> > > '// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
> > > Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />
> > >
> > > Dim pi As System.Reflecti on.PropertyInfo
> > > Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetTy pe
> > >
> > > For i = 1 to nodeReader.Attr ibuteCount
> > > pi = t1.GetProperty( **Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg:[/color][/color]
> Name**)[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > pi.SetValue(myT extBox, nodeReader.GetA ttribute(i).ToS tring, Nothing)
> > > Next
> > > -------------------------
> > >
> > > I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
> > > TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the[/color][/color]
> future[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick[/color][/color][/color]
it[color=blue]
> up[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to[/color][/color]
> get[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > the name of the attribute.[/color]
> >
> > You can use XmlNodeReader.M oveToAttribute and then use the Name
> > property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
> > XmlNodeReader.H asAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.
> >
> > --
> > Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.co m>
> > http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
> > If replying to the group, please do not mail me too[/color]
>
>[/color]